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Sony will partner with Shanghai Oriental Pearl Culture Development (OPCD) in an arrangement that will create two companies: Sony Computer Entertainment Shanghai will handle hardware production and retail, while the R&D, licensing, distribution and retail of software will be under the control of the inelegantly named "Shanghai Oriental Pearl Sony Computer Entertainment Culture Development."

The statement also notes that any software released on Sony's platforms will adhere to government regulations: "Quality, healthy games that are suitable to China's national conditions and the preferences of domestic players, as according to the relevant government policies."